The Iranian revolution began during the rule of Shah Pahlavi. During the 1960s, the Shah increased his control over the government and in 1961, dissolved parliament. As the Shah’s rule became increasingly repressive, riots erupted in response to the widely opposed regime (Evans). Most Iranians who opposed his regime were against what they considered his “anti-Islamic” rule (PBS Online). In 1979, the Shah was forced, by popular opposition, to flee to Egypt. As a result, Ayatollah Khomeini took control over Iran and reversed the westernization of the nation, ultimately recreating an Islamic Fundamentalist nation (Evans).
The Iranian Hostage Crisis: A result of the revolution
Because of the opposition to the Shah, the Iranian Hostage Crisis occurred. Iranian radicals took United States hostages in order to protest the medical treatment of the Shah in the US and to try to force the Shah back to Iran to face trial and pay back the money he was accused of stealing from the Iranian people (PBS online).
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